Goldfields
Hotel review: Hotel Vera, Ballarat, is perfect from bed to breakfast
Just 24 hours at Hotel Vera packs in the spoiling and serenity of a week-long wellness retreat.
- Paul Chai
Provincial Hotel review, Ballarat, Victoria: 100-year-old pub now a stellar country hotel
A neglected beauty has been reborn.
Hotel Ernest review, Bendigo, Victoria: New hotel a spectacular work in progress
If it's this good as a work in progress, the Hotel Ernest is going to be spectacular – and perhaps a destination unto itself – when the restaurant and bar are installed.
- Julietta Jameson
Ballarat, Victoria travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights
Everything old is new again in Ballarat, a city that excels in imaginative and stylish makeovers and restorations of historic buildings.
- Lee Atkinson
Elvis: Direct from Graceland, Bendigo Art Gallery: Long live the king
Elvis: Direct from Graceland is on at Bendigo Art Gallery, but the city is rocking and rolling with 30 Elvis-inspired experiences right now.
- Julietta Jameson
Battista, Ballarat, review: A former church's miracle B&B restoration
It went from Baptist Church, to nightclub, to derelict pigeon haven. Now this graceful property has been beautifully restored.
- Sue Wallace
Bendigo, travel guide and things to do: Nine highlights
This Victorian town boomed during the gold rush era and offers plenty of history, along with art galleries, fine food and more.
- Julietta Jameson
Best vanilla slice in Australia: O'Toole's Bridgewater Bakehouse reveals the secret to great pastries
Sure, every country town probably has a bakery claiming their version is the national champ. But the sweet treat created here is the official best.
- Julietta Jameson
Ballarat, Victoria, UNESCO Creative City: Where history and modernity meet
Ballarat is using the skills and craftmanship of the past to forge a bright future.
- Paul Chai
Echuca, Victoria: How this tiny river town became Australia's largest inland port
There's something romantic about being on board a paddlesteamer, unless you're the poor engineer.
- David Whitley
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